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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

2 hOt 2 HaNdlE...

dog days...We are sweltering under a heat wave the likes of which have never been experienced in our area. Ever. I fear that the morning and evening watering of the vegetable garden and flowers will not be enough to save them from the oppressive heat. I've already had the spinach and lettuce bolt before I was able to pull them and the poor daisies and belles are hanging their heads and crying for relief. I have moved them all to a shady place but I don't think it will be enough. I just hate to see the glory of the garden cut short again this year. Usually it's the cool wet weather that causes a late start and an early end. We'll just have to see what becomes of it all. The weather report for the next week is still in the high 90's and for us that is still h.o.t. It is expected to be 88degrees at midnight tonight..Yikes!

The only good thing as of now is that it is 79degrees in the house and I am hopeful for a restful nights sleep! Also, we have tomatoes reddening up very quickly now and the hubs picked the first batch of Romanitas...these are the only ones that made it into the house:How does your garden grow?mama pajama

18 comments:

jojo, do you not have air in the house, conditioner or central? I could not survive if it was not below at least, icicle stage? Hubs always jumps up in the morning and turns the air up high as he is too cold sitting at his computer. Funny, at night it has to be cold, but all day i'd rather it be in the low 80's.

My poor pathetic hanging baskets...my form of a garden...bit the big one after two weekends in a row of being out of town. The kids come over to water and feed Frank and Nancy, but draw the line at flowers, I guess. I am so NOT a green thumb type of person. I want to be, but I'm just not. And when it's hot and humid, what I am really like is your dog! Who, by the way, is beautiful.

We haven't had any of that hot weather around here; in fact, it's more like fall. And it's been wonderful, I might add! HA!

Oh, my I hate to hear you might lose your veggies, that stinks. That is pretty warm in the house too..I know because thtat is what mine stays at and I about die, I have several fans running to help too. Poor lil doggie looks heat tired too.

My beautiful tomato plants survived the spraying from the farmers, but didn't survive the hail storm. I have a few flowers left, but that is all. I think it is time to rethink my 'gardening' ability. I'll just have to buy my tomatoes from town. All the sweet corn around our area was wiped out with the hail too. Sigh. We are having a very pleasant July though. We went to the BBQ at the fair last night, and it is usually over 100, but last night it was in the 70's.

We've had cool, wet weather (heavy rain) this year. After three years of drought conditions, the rain has been a welcome relief.

My garden's not doing very well at all, though! I did have lettuce and spinach, but the tomatoes, cukes, and squash are lookin' pitiful. Our season is running late. I'm just now beginning to have tomatoes ripening. My cherry tomatoes have been doing fairly well, but aren't as plentiful as in years past.

Hi Jojo,My part of Idaho was sweltering a week ago too, but the last three days have been just perfect summer weather. The heat is to return soon so I'm enjoying it while I can.My vegetables are doing well. The cucmbers are coming on so fast and my corn is taller than me. The tomatoes are starting to ripen. Life is good.Hugs,June

This is deja vu- I 've read similar posts from the mommy files and noble pig! I empathize with you to a point. Here in TX - 100 + degree temps are the norm most of the summer time.hope you get some relief soon.

My onions are all little, my potatoes are either little bittie or doing okay. I thought that they would be the prize for me this year after the disappointment of the onions. The squash has done pretty good, the tomatoes are just coming on and the blackeyed peas are going crazy. Good thing I like them. Bush beans failed but I think the pole green beans are going to make. The weeds and grass are doing great. Sorry about your heat. With your humidity, JoJo, it's got to be worse.

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